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Rose Rollins
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Rollins at fan convention for The L Word in 2009.
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Occupation Actress
Years active 1999–present

Rose Rollins is an actress from the United States. She is famous for playing Tasha Williams in the TV show The L Word from 2007 to 2009. She also played Valerie Anderson in the ABC crime show The Catch from 2016 to 2017.

Early Life and Early Career

Rose Rollins was born in Berkeley, California. She later moved to New York City. There, she worked as a model. She appeared in many commercials and big advertising campaigns.

After modeling, she moved to Los Angeles. This is where she started her acting career. Her first acting role was in 1999. She appeared in two episodes of the NBC drama series The West Wing.

Acting Roles in Movies and TV

In the early 2000s, Rose Rollins had supporting roles in several movies. She was in 13 Moons (2002) with Jennifer Beals. She also appeared in Undisputed (2002) alongside Wesley Snipes. In 2006, she was in Something New and Mission: Impossible III.

On television, she had a recurring role in the ABC legal drama In Justice in 2006.

Becoming a TV Star

In 2007, Rollins joined the cast of the Showtime drama series The L Word. She played the character Tasha Williams. She was a main part of the show until it ended in 2009. She also played Monique in the web series Girltrash! in 2007. This series was directed by Angela Robinson.

After The L Word, she appeared in CSI: NY and Miami Medical. From 2010 to 2011, she had a regular role in the NBC police drama Chase. This show was produced by Jerry Bruckheimer. In 2014, Rollins played a main role in a TV pilot called Guilt by Association. She starred alongside Julia Stiles.

Recent TV Appearances

In 2015, Rollins had a recurring role in the Amazon crime drama series Bosch. She played Detective Kizmin Rider. Later that year, she was cast as Valerie Anderson in the ABC drama series The Catch. This show was produced by Shonda Rhimes. The Catch ran for two seasons.

More recently, she co-starred in the second season of the Audience Network thriller Condor. In 2021, she was in the movie Envy: A Seven Deadly Sins Story. In 2022, she had a starring role in Long Slow Exhale. She also returned to play Tasha Williams in two episodes of The L Word: Generation Q in 2023.

Movies and TV Shows

Movies

Year Title Role Notes
2002 13 Moons Sanandra
Undisputed Tawnee Rawlins
2006 Something New Lauren
Mission: Impossible III Ellie
I Thought of You Betty Davis Short film
2007 Blind Man Summer
2013 In 3 Days Ella Short film
2014 Girltrash: All Night Long Monique Shaniqua Jones
2015 Pixels White House Press Secretary

Television Shows

Year Title Role Notes
1999 West Wing, TheThe West Wing Suzanne Episodes: "Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc" and "A Proportional Response"
2004 Nikki and Nora Pilot
2005 Dr. Vegas Amanda Episode: "Babe in the Woods"
2006 In Justice Victoria Recurring role, 4 episodes
2007–2009 L Word, TheThe L Word Tasha Williams Series regular, 28 episodes
2009 CSI: NY Beth Garrett Episode: "Dead Reckoning"
2010 Miami Medical Meg Baxter Episode: "Down to the Bone"
2010–2011 Chase Daisy Ogbaa Series regular, 16 episodes
2012 Southland Officer Anawalt Episode: "Underwater"
NCIS Navy Lt. Comm. Megan Huffner Episode: "You Better Watch Out"
2013 Nikita Ellen Crawford Episode: "Set-Up"
2014 Guilt by Association Toni LaCollette Pilot
2015 Bosch Detective Kizmin Rider Recurring role, 8 episodes
2016–2017 The Catch Valerie Anderson Series regular, 20 episodes
2018 No Apologies Sara Ruiz Pilot
2020 Condor Eva Piper Series regular
2021 Envy: A Seven Deadly Sins Story Gabrielle Flores
2022 Long Slow Exhale J.C. Abernathy Starring role
2023 The L Word: Generation Q Tasha Williams Guest, 2 episodes

Web Series

Year Title Role Notes
2007–2009 Girltrash! Monique Shaniqua Jones 6 episodes
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